The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-26

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES of Central College
of Physicians and Surgeons, Plymouth Church, 1:3O
o'clock p NJ.
GRAND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mayo in Nor
deck. afternoon and evening.
THE MUSEUM-"A Cold Day, afternoon and even
ing.
In Brief
John W. Davis and Ella NJ. Baker were
licensed to marry yesterday
The voting on all the prizes at the Carnival
will stop tonight promptly at 1l:30 o'clock.
The cold-wave signal was again ordered up
last night. 1t is predicted that the temperature
will fall from 15o to 25o by tomorrow morning.
Michael OBrian, stranger in the city, who
has been stopping at the home of the Little Sis
ters of the Poor for several months, was declared
insane yesterday. He is fifty-three years of
age, and imagines that an attempt is continually
being made to take his life.
The following building permits were issued by
the city clerk yesterday: E. H. Colp, frame
cottage on Beatty street. near McCarty. 81. 20O;
George Fricker cottage on Manson, near Shell
by, 5000; j. A. d. Muller, cottage on Clifford
avenue near Hanna street, 81, 000 S. A. Wells,
No. 476 North Tennessee street, veranda, $500;
r. Scantlin, frame cottage, No. 81 Elizabeth
street, $500.
MRS. GoRHAM TAKEN HOME.
Mrs. Belle Gorham. the young wife of Delany
Gorham, who attempted to take her life several
Sundays ago by jumping into White river has
been taken from the Home of the Frendless by
her parents at Greencastle.
MRS PrrTIAN REAPpoINTED.
Governor Gray yesterday reappointed Mrs.
Sarah e. Pittran, of Bloomington, trustee of
the Soldiers Orphans Home at Knightstown,
for the term of four years. She is the only
member Of the board whose term expires this
year.
A SUGGESTION FROM POET -LAuRATE HENDERSON.
Eb Henderson views the Investigations con-
corning Democratic management Of the benevo-
lent institutions and the southern prisons from
an inoffensve partisan stand point. He writes
from his snug Office in Washington: Put the
Insane Hospital trustees in the southern prison.
and the southern prison directors in the In
| sane Hospital. That will settle it,"
READY FOR THE PLAsTERERs.
The stone and brick work on the Y. III. c. A.
building was completed yesterday, and the
structure is now ready for the plasterers. This
part of the work has been delayed some by the
differences between the boss plasterers and the
journeymen. but as the trouble is now settled.
work will proceed at once and it is hoped to
have the building finished by May l.
A LAKE COUNTY RAILWAY PROJECT
The Hammond & Lake Michigan Railway
Company. which proposes to build a line TWEEN
ty FIVE miles in length, connecting the Calumet
y
igan, was incorporated yesterday. The capital
stock of the company is $50, 900, and the direct
ors are Joseph Il. Terrence. James 8. Prentss,
Alonzo Stephens, C. N. FOWL and Arthur N
Sullivan.
OvERcoATs STOLEN AT THE CARNIVAL.
Quite number of gentlemen who attended
the military carnival Wednesday night left their
overcoats in the hallway, and when ready to 60
home found them missing. The police think
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who raided the hall couple of months since,
during ball, and carried away several hundred
dollars worth of overcoats. A detail of police
| watched the hall last night
APPOINTMENT OF GRAND ARMY OFFICERS.
| Ira J. Chase. the newly elected commander OF
| the Indiana Grand Army, yesterday appointed
| Col. l. N. Walker assistant acknowledgement, to
succeed Ben D. House. who declined to accept
| the position another year, having decided to de-
| vote his time to more lucrative work. Court E.
| Whitsetr was reappointed quartermaster while
j. f. Fee, of Greencastle, was made inspector
| and ]. P. Tiff, of Richmond chief mastering
| officer
vIRGINIANs IN THE CITY
| Capt NJ. B. Rowe and FL. B. Gouldman, OF
| the Council; Capt. S. ]. Quinn. Superintendent Of
city water works, and John W. Wolff, editor Of
the Free Lance, of Fredericksburg, Va, the last
named one of the "Old Guard" and the proud pos
/
at the Bates House. The object q the visit Of
| these gentlemen is to examine the Jenney sys
| tenn of electric lights. with the intention Of in
Producing that or some other system into theil
| town.
| LEASING LANDS ON A SPECULATION.
An agent of H. O. Patch & Co., of Pittsburg
heavy stockholders in the Standard Oil Com
pany, have leased several hundred acres of lant
between this city and Noblcsville, agreeing t,
pay stipulated sum if natural gas should b.
| found and the value of one eighth of the produc
if petroleum oil should be discovered. Some o
the farmers now believe they have been victim
lied in some way, and a number of them visite,
the city yesterday to learn if they could be re
leased from the leases.
LOOKING AFTER STATE FUNDS.
County treasurers are required by Section
5642 of the Revised Statutes, to make month";
statements to the State Treasurer on the frs
Monday in each month"; from December to April
| giving statement Of the amount OF money o.
hand for the State Treasurer Lemcke yester
day sent out letters requesting compliance wit:
the provisions of this statute, and adds: 9TH
general fund of the State Treasury is entirel
exhausted. and under present conditions it
imperative that the Treasurer of State shoul
be informed as to any moneys in your hands
J which may be utilized by him in meeting tn
obligations of the Treasury, and sustaining tn
credit of the State"
THE FUNERAL OF COL J. A. CLOSER.
The funeral services of Col. J. A. Closer wer
held at his late residence on North Delawar
street yesterday afternoon. A large number 9
leading business men, who were Colonel Clio:
ser's intimate associates and friends during hi
life, attended the services, which were cor
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Jeffery. The remains wer
escorted to the grave by the Board of Trade an
George II. Thomas Post, G. A. R. He wa
buried in his military uniform, and his fellow
officers, Col Eli Lilly, Maj. Irwin Robbins
Lieut-Col. George w. Johnston. Mai H. 4
Woods Maj. w. D. Stansifer Surgeon w. +